PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Death toll from lightning strikes in Cambodia had increased by 45 percent to 165 deaths in 2011 from 114 deaths in a year earlier, Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of National Committee for Disaster Management, said Saturday.
"Among the 2011's deaths, 23 were children," he told Xinhua by telephone, adding that besides the deaths, other 139 people were injured.
"Most of the victims are in rural areas," he added.
Three provinces with the highest death toll from lightning last year are Battambang, some 300 kilometers Northwest of Phnom Penh, Pursat, some 175 kilometers West of Cambodia and Kampong Cham, about 120 kilometers East of the country.
Lightning occurs every year in Cambodia, especially, in rainy season which begins from May through October.
"Among the 2011's deaths, 23 were children," he told Xinhua by telephone, adding that besides the deaths, other 139 people were injured.
"Most of the victims are in rural areas," he added.
Three provinces with the highest death toll from lightning last year are Battambang, some 300 kilometers Northwest of Phnom Penh, Pursat, some 175 kilometers West of Cambodia and Kampong Cham, about 120 kilometers East of the country.
Lightning occurs every year in Cambodia, especially, in rainy season which begins from May through October.
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